Im sorry were a few minutes late in the beginning. We did have a vote in the floor and in the middle of it a colloquy concerning our schedule. This time i recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Good afternoon and a warm welcome to each of our witnesses who are going to join us today. We are here on what has turned out to be an oabsolute lee gorgeous day in washington d. C. But were here to talk about an ugly, sorted subject. And that is online sex trafficking. Or its the name of as the organization describeds it more bluntly, slavery. As the stings continue to proliferate, those that thought slavery was something that could never happen in 2017 america have had to confront the terrifying reality that not only is it happening, its on the rise and in large part because the internet, the technological master piece of our time has made it much easier to do. And both the house and the senate this year were facing up to the challenge with a long over due conversation dri
At any time. Ill now recognize myself for five minutes for my Opening Statement. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here. Its been over 240 years since our forefathers declared independence and a democratic experiment began. Throughout the entirety of our existence our adversaries have sought to suppress our voting process. Voting is one of our fundamental rights. Our existence as a democracy depends on free, fair and accurate elections. Today we are here to talk about the best way to protect the integrity of our Voting Systems bu the cybersecurity of our Voting Machines and election systems. There are over 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide that administer elections and even within states, counties use different systems and different technologies to conduct elections. Over a year ago, last september. Ranking member kelly and i held a hearing in the subcommittee titled cybersecurity and sharing the integrity of the ballot box to discuss potential cybersecurity issues with the upcom
Im sorry were a few minutes late in the beginning. We did have a vote in the floor and in the middle of it a colloquy concerning our schedule. This time i recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Good afternoon and a warm welcome to each of our witnesses who are going to join us today. We are here on what has turned gorgeous day in washington d. C. But were here to talk about an ugly, sorted subject, and that is online sex trafficking. Or its the name of as the organization describeds it more bluntly, slavery. As the stings continue to proliferate, those that thought slavery was something that could never happen in 2017 america have had to confront the terrifying reality that not only is it happening, its on the rise and in large part because the internet, the technological master piece of our time has made it much easier to do. And both the house and the senate this year are facing up to the challenge with a long over due conversation driving towards effective actio
Former congressman Jason Chaffet z is here. And is reforming medicaid the next target for republicans, congresswoman Marsha Blackburn is live as we look ahead on new years eve on sunday morning futures. The head of the House Intelligence Committee is blasting the department of justice and the fbi for failing to turn over documents tied to the largely discredited anti trump dossier. Fox news obtaining a letter congressman devon nunes sent to Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein suggesting the fbi and Justice Department should be investigating themselves and demanding all records by this wednesday. Joining me right now is Florida Republican congressman ron desantis a member of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committee happy new years eve so good to see you congressman. Let me ask you about this letter here from representative nunes. Putting that deadline on things how does that change the equation right now . Will they need it . Well i think the letter was great and i applaud chairma
Z is here. And is reforming medicaid the next target for republicans, congresswoman Marsha Blackburn is live as we look ahead on new years eve on sunday morning futures. The head of the House Intelligence Committee is blasting the department of justice and the fbi for failing to turn over documents tied to the largely discredited anti trump dossier. Fox news obtaining a letter congressman devon nunes sent to Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein suggesting the fbi and Justice Department should be investigating themselves and demanding all records by this wednesday. Joining me right now is Florida Republican congressman ron desantis a member of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committee happy new years eve so good to see you congressman. Let me ask you about this letter here from representative nunes. Putting that deadline on things how does that change the equation right now . Will they need it . Well i think the letter was great and i applaud chairman nun es for doing that. I think